I Love Watermelon is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on August 18th, 2016.
I Love Watermelon
Bethyl was 35 years old when she passed away, which made her one of the oldest Kodiak Bears in the world. ... more
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I Love Watermelon
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Bethyl was 35 years old when she passed away, which made her one of the oldest Kodiak Bears in the world.
Kodiak bears are a unique subspecies of the brown or grizzly bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). They live exclusively on the islands in the Kodiak Archipelago and have been isolated from other bears for about 12,000 years.
• Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10' tall when on his hind legs, and 5' when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds. Females are about 20% smaller, and 30% lighter than males
• There are about 3,500 Kodiak bears; a density of about 0.7 bears per square mile.
• Kodiak bear populations are healthy and productive. They enjoy relatively pristine habitat and well managed fish populations. In most areas the number of bears is stable, but there are some places where bear density is increasing.
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Kristina Rinell
Beautiful capture of Bethyl and very interesting info .... great work, Miroslava! l/f
Donna Kennedy
Wonderful shot of Bethyl enjoying her watermelon, she lived a long life. Great description on these beautiful animals!...F/L
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
This is a magnificent capture!! and a great honour for me to see one of the oldest kodiak bear enjoying her watermelon!! very precious!! L/F
Lexa Harpell
What an awesome capture..he is really getting into the flavour of the watermelon with his tongue and his paws are huge!